Shirt-waist.



A.1. MCBRIDE.

SHIRT WAIST.

APPLICATION FILED sEPT.25. I9Is.

Patented Oct. 16, 1917.

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vnrrr-zeri er ARCHIBALD JOHN MCBRIDE, OF MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANAD.

-SHIRT-WAIST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application led September 25, 1916. Serial No. 122,146.

lowing to be a full, clear, and exact descrip tion of the same.

This invention relates to shirt waists' and appertains particularly to the fastening of the shirt at the waist line,`an object of the invention being to provide in addition to the usual closable opening for putting on or taking oft' the shirt improved fastening means whereby the waist may be adjusted in accordance with the requirements of the wearer,

The above with further objects and advantages will be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out by the accompanying claims.

For full comprehension, however, of my invention reference should be had to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification in which similar reference characters indicate the same parts and wherein:

Figure 1 illustrates in perspective view a shirt-waist showing my improved adjusting means unfastened; and

Fig. 2 is a similar view of the lower portion of the waist with the adjusting means fastened.

Referring now to the drawings 2 indicates the body portion of the shirt which has a separately formed iat waist band 3 sewed thereto and is provided with the usual closable opening 4 extending from top to bottom of the waist whereby the waist is put on or taken on".

The waist band has, in addition to the said usual opening'li, one or more and preferably two openings 5 forming downward continuations of V-shaped openings 6 in the body portion of the waist and dividing the band into portions.

The openings 5, 6 extend upwardly a suitable distance and means are provided whereby the edges thereof can be fastened together at diierent points to vary the encircling length of the band and so permit of adjustments requisite for the individual wearing the waist.

In the preferred construction the opening 4L is at the front and one of the openings 5, 6 at either side of the waist, the' waist band portion at one side of each opening having button holes 7 therein and the portions at the other side carrying buttons 8. The button carrying waistband portions preferably project into the opening at 9.

After the waist is on and the opening i fastened it will be seen that the band can be snugly adjusted vabout the body of the wearer and held in this proper fitting position by buttoning the band pieces together,

the button holes being spaced longitudinally rof the band to provide for varying encircling lengths of band.

When the band is fastened as'above described, the V-shaped openings permit of the slackness` being taken up without unsightly and uncomfortable doubling or plaiting of the material, while the flat waist band enables the requisite snugness to be secured without unduly binding the body and when the required adjustment is secured the fastening or unfastening of opening 4: does not affect the fastening of the side openings so that the necessity of adjusting the band each time the waist is put on is avoided. y

What I claim is as follows:

l. A shirt waist presenting a closable opening and having an additional opening or split therein extending upwardly from the bottom of the waist, a band upon the waist and' having ends at opposite edges of the upwardly extending split and adjustable fastening means upon t-he band for fastening together the ends. o-f the latter which are at opposite sides of the split.

2. A shirt waist presenting a closable i vvaist and having V-shaped openings or nally thereof and the ends of others of the splits extending upwardly freni the bottom band portions projecting past the edges of of the Waist', separate Waist band portions Y the splits and buttons upon said projecting vsevved to the shirt and having their ends ad-y ends.

jacent the edges of the V-shaped splits, the In testimony whereof, I have signed my yends of certain ofthe band portions having naine to this specication.

button holes thereinand-spaced longitudi- ARCHIBALD JOHN MGBRIDE.

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Washington, D. C. 

